Catamenial appliance



c. GIMURTSINA CATAMENIAL APPLIANCE Filed March 17. 1923 ATTORNEY IN VENTOR Patented July 29, 1924.

CHRISTOS GIMURTSINA, OF NEW YORK, N. Y,,, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNEASSIGNMENTS, TO SPHINX SANITARY APPLIANCE 00., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., AFIRM.

CATAMENIA-L APPLIANCE.

' Application filed March 17, 1923. Serial No. 625,787. 7

To all whom 2'2, may concern:

Be it known that I, GHRIs'ros GIMURTSINA, a citizen of Greece, andresident of the city of New York, in the county of New York tain new anduseful Improvements in Catamenial Appliances, of which the following isa specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in catamenial appliancesor bandages, and has for one of its objects to provide an article ofthis character which is thoroughly efficient in use, comfortable to thewearer, and which may be readily adjusted to the person of the wearer insuch a manner as to obviate discomfort. 7

Another object of the invention is to provide the appliance with a padof absorbent material that may be readily replaced.

A further object of the invention is to provide co-acting means on thebandage and the pad for securely fastening the latter in position uponthe bandage, the securing means being so arranged that they do in no wayinconvenience the wearer.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which is capable of manufacture on a commercial scale, or inother words one which is not so difiicult to make as to be beyond thereasonable cost of such a contrivance.

' lVith these and other objects in View, which will more fully appear asthe nature of the invention is better understood, the

F5 same consists in the combination, arrangement a'nd'construction ofparts hereinafter described, pointed out in the appended claim andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that manychanges c may be made in the size and proportion of the several partsand details of construction within the scope of the appended claim,without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantagesof the inven-- 4.1 tion.

One of the many possible embodiments of the invention is'illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of acatamenial appliance constructed in accordance with the presentinvention; Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof; F ig 3 is a section takenon line 33 of Fig. 2 on a larger scale; and Fig. 4 is a section taken online 44 of 5 Fig. 2, also on alarger scale.

and State of New York, have invented cer The appliance includes an apron10, prefe'rably, made of non-absorbent and moisture-proof material. Thisapron is adapted to-fit the lower anterior abdominal wall of the wearerand also the perineal regions, and is connected by'straps 11 and 12 witha belt 13. This belt is provided to retain the article upon the wearer,it being adjustable in the ordinary manner, for instance by a buckle 14.Into the front portion of the belt is inserted a rubber gore 15, for thewell known purpose. a

Upon that face of the apron which is adapted to contact with the body ofthe wearer, there is arranged atpad 16 of absorbent material, said padcomprising a sack-like container 17 of fabric, stuffed with absorbentcotton, denoted by the numeral 18. This container is provided at itsfront and rear ends with flaps 19 and 20, respectively, each flap beingprovided adjacent its free end with a button-hole 21.

Through these holes are adapted to be extended but- 7 tons 22 and 23 onthe front and rear ends, respectively, of the apron 10.

VVhe-n mounting a pad on the apron, the flaps 19 and 20 are folded backonto themselves and the button holes therein engaged with the buttons onthe apron, so that the body portions of the said flaps conceal thebuttons, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings. The buttonswill thus not inconvenience the wearer, they being covered by the flapson the pad.

When the bandage is applied to the person of the wearer, the belt 13holds the apron 1O tight against the body, the excretionbeing absorbedby the pad 16. This pad may be readily replaced.

What I claim is An appliance of the character described comprising anapron, a pad of absorbent material thereon, a flap on the front portionof said pad, a flap on the rear portion of said pad, each flap beingprovided with a button-hole, and two buttons on said apron forengagement with said button-holes, said flaps being folded back ontothemselves, thereby covering said buttons when the holes therein areengaged with said buttons.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York,this 2nd day of February,A. D. 1923.

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